title: Restorations using osseointegrated implants with resilient attachments.
abstract: This article presents a clinical report of the prosthodontic treatment of a patient with a partially edentulous mandible. Osseointegrated titanium implants and resilient attachments for overdentures were used to retain and stabilize a mandibular overdenture that restored the patient's occlusion. This provided a simple and economical solution to retention and stability problems for a patient with a partially edentulous mandible.
authors.affiliation: Division of Restorative and Prosthodontic Sciences, New York University College of Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Tompkins
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003779:Denture Design; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic